Posted
on March 1, 2016
On
February 19, 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson signed a law that
had earlier passed both houses of Congress. The bill approved the
boundaries and constitution of the 17th state, Ohio.
But
almost a decade later, when Louisiana was formally admitted as the
18th state, the congressional bill included an official
date of statehood.
Which
is something that Ohio didn't get.
After
Louisiana, all other states admitted to the nation got an official
date of statehood from Congress. Waaaayyyy later, in 1953, a
congressman realized that Ohio was never officially admitted to the
union and, therefore, didn't have an official statehood date. He
proposed a bill to fix this—a bill that would formally admit Ohio
as of March 1, 1803.
(I'm
not sure why the congressman didn't ask that statehood be retroactive
to February 19, 1803. That would be the logical date to choose!)
Half
a century later, on this date in 1867, Nebraska became the 37th
state.
Cool
things in Ohio:
- Hocking Hills State Park
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| Above, Ash Cave Below, Corkscrew Falls |
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| Above, Old Man's Cave |
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| Above and below, Rock House |
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- Cleveland –
 |
Above, Fountain Square
Below, Museum Center
|
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| Above and below, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
- Hopewell Culture National Historic Park – the largest area of Indian burial mounds in the world
- Brandywine Falls
- Lake Erie
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| Marblehead State Park |
Cool
things in Nebraska:
- Chimney Rock National Historic Site
- Indian Cave State Park
- Carhenge
- Toadstool Geologic Park
- Fort Falls
- Omaha – with free, larger-than-life public art spread out over five city blocks
- Lincoln
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Above, Sunken Gardens
Below, International Quilt Study Center and Museum
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Also
on this date:
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ahead:
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